Hailing from upstate New York, guitarist Jake Bowen has been an integral cog in the Grammy-nominated progressive metal machine known as Periphery. Their 2010 self-titled debut solidified their place in the metal world and helped popularize an exciting new generation of music known as "djent". In between touring and writing for Periphery, Jake also composes and releases electronic music under his own name and collaborates with his bandmate Misha Mansoor on a project called Four Seconds Ago. His solo debut release, "Isometric", was released in 2015.

The Ibanez JBM27 has a mahogany body with a maple top that delivers tone by the handful. It features a super fast 3-piece Maple Wizard III (26.5" scale) neck with a Jatoba fingerboard, Jumbo frets and a JBM custom inlay. Jatoba has a reddish brown color which produces a rich mid range with a crisp high end. The JBM27 is also equipped with an Edge Zero II-7 bridge and gold Gotoh MG-T locking machine heads. Hard shell case included.

The JBM27 is loaded with Jake's signature DiMarzio Titan pickups. The bridge pickup sounds tight and aggressive and has good dynamics for right-hand playing. It also gives plenty of the mid-range needed for Periphery's music. The neck pickup is punchy and fat sounding without getting muddy - good for both leads and cleans.